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Singer Solange Knowles weds video director in New Orleans

Alan Ferguson and Solange Knowles, pictured in July 2013. Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images

TORONTO — Solange Knowles married video director Alan Ferguson on Sunday, her publicist confirmed.

The 28-year-old singer tied the knot with Alan Ferguson, 51, at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans in front of about 200 family members and friends — including the bride’s sister Beyonce and husband Jay Z.

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According to People, the pair arrived for the afternoon ceremony on white vintage bicycles.

Solange wore a cream-coloured pantsuit with cape by Stéphane Rolland and Ferguson wore a white suit over a white shirt.

Guests included singer Janelle Monáe.

Ferguson has directed videos for artists like Fall Out Boy and Katy Perry as well as Canada’s Nelly Furtado and Fefe Dobson — and he directed videos for both Beyonce and Jay Z.

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This is the second marriage for Solange, who wed Daniel Smith when she was only 17. The couple, who divorced in 2007, have a 10-year-old son, Daniel.

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